docs: def get_table_status(table_name):
      """ Return the DynamoDB table
  
      :type table_name: str
      :param table_name: Name of the DynamoDB table
      :returns: str
      """
      try:
          desc = DYNAMODB_CONNECTION.describe_table(table_name)
      except JSONResponseError:
          raise
  
      return desc[u'Table'][u'TableStatus']